Environmental Research Summer School, Noto Peninsula, Japan was held.
We hold the Environmental Research Summer School program in research sites of this institute on 2-6 July, 2018. Nine international students joined this program. According to the results of questionnaire after finishing summer school program, the satisfaction of participates was very high. In detail, 89 % of participants answered “very satisfied” with participation in the summer school program, and other 11 % of them answered “relatively satisfied” with this program. Many positive comments were described by participants. For example, “it was a good program for foreign students.”, “It was very good opportunity for studying different field of environmental science and experience” and so on.
Environmental Research Summer School, Noto Peninsula, Japan
Date: 2-6 July, 2018
Venue: Research sites of the Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology (INET), Kanazawa University, Japan
Accommodation: Noto Marine Laboratory, INET, Kanazawa University (2–6 July)
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| Date | Schedule | Lecturer (s) | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (2 July) | Summer school orientation | Noto Marine Laboratory | ||||
| Day 2 (3 July) | Marine research activity 1: Marine biology | Assist. Prof., T. Sekiguchi | Noto Marine Center and Noto Marine Laboratory | |||
| Lecture: Microbiology of the marine environment | Research Prof., S. B. Pointing | Noto Marine Laboratory | ||||
| Day 3 (4 July) | Marine research activity 2: Physical and chemical oceanography | Assist. Prof., T. Matsunaka | Tsukumo Bay and Noto Marine Laboratory | |||
| Lecture: Reporting the results of air pollution monitoring (measured by students during the summer school) | Research Prof., S. B. Pointing | Noto Marine Laboratory | ||||
| Day 4 (5 July) | Sustainable development/social science activity: Introduction to the Meister program | Researcher D. Utsunomiya (Suzu City), Assist. Prof., K. Kitamura. (Kanazawa University) and Assoc. Prof., K. Itoh. (Kanazawa University) | Rice paddy field and Noto School, Kanazawa University | |||
| Atmospheric research activity | Assoc. Prof., A. Matsuki | Noto School and Noto Ground-based Research Observatory (NOTOGRO) | ||||
| Day 5 (6 July) | River research activity | Assist. Prof., S. Ochiai | The Kumaki River | |||
| Lecture summary and closing ceremony of summer school | Kakuma Campus, Kanazawa University | |||||
(Left) Collecting marine animals at the Noto Marine Center.
(Right) Experiment to determine how a PHA influences the embryos of sea urchins.
The lecture by Research Professor S. B. Pointing was held.
Fig. Study sites visited during the summer school